Kingdom Fungi Phylum Basidiomycota Order Atheliales | Family Atheliaceae Scientific name Athelia arachnoidea Rank Species Subclass Agaricomycetidae | |
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Similar Athelia, Lichenoconium, Atheliales, Athelia salicum, Illosporiopsis christiansenii | ||
Athelia arachnoidea is a corticioid fungus in the family Atheliaceae. The species forms thin, white, cobwebby basidiocarps (fruit bodies) and typically occurs saprotrophically on leaf litter and fallen wood. It can, however, also be a facultative parasite of lichens and can additionally be a plant pathogen (typically found in its asexual Fibulorhizoctonia carotae state), causing "crater rot" of stored carrots.
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